Cable railway and cable



(No Model.)

H. W. LIBBEY. v CABLE RAILWAY AND CABLE.

No. 430,232. Patented June 17, 1890.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOSEA WV. LIBBEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

CABLE RAILWAY AND C ABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,232, dated June 17, 1890.

Application filedOctober 9, I889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOSEA W. LIBBEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county of Suifolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in Cable Railways and Cables, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to cable railroads and to the construction of the cables therefor; and theinvention consistsin constructin gthe cable with a series of projecting arms woven therein that have at their outer ends small wheels which run upon tracks or ways in the conduit, the cable being supported at intervals by grooved wheels; and the invention also consists in the means for connecting the car to the cable, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan or top view of a cable embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a section through the same. Fig. 3 is a View of one of the arms detached. Fig. 4 is a section of a cable with arms of modified form, and Fig. 5 is a view of one of said arms. Fig. 6 is a cross-section through a conduit and cable embodying'my invention. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section, on a smaller scale, through the conduit, also showing the means for attaching the car.

A represents a cable with arms B woven in between the strands at suitable intervals. These arms consist of a round piece of metal flattened in the center I) and bent so as to fit round the wire strands, and they project on each side of the cable, as shown. The outer end I) of each arm is made of a somewhat smaller diameter, upon which is mounted a small Wheel O, secured thereon by a split pin 0, or the ends might be screw-threaded and the wheels be secured thereon by a nut.

The arm shown in Figs. 2 and 3 is flattened in the center portion and cut in the center, the central portion being bent so as to em- Serial No. 326,372. (No model.)

brace the central strand, as shown in Fig. 2, and in Figs. 4 and 5 the flattened portion is bent to pass roundthe central strand on one side only.

The conduit D may be formed of any desired size and shape, and at suitable intervals are secured standards or bearings E, preferably of cast-iron, in which are loosely mounted grooved pulleys F, that carry the cable A.

G G are rails that extend from standard to standard the whole length of the roadway, and upon which the small wheels O run.

H is a forked lever, fulcrumed at 2' to a bracket 1, secured to the bottom of the car J. The upper end of the lever H is secured to a bar K, the outer end of which is attached to a hand-lever L, to which is secured a springpawl Z, which takes into a quadrant or ratchet M, secured to the platform of the car. The lower ends 72, of the forked lever are made of a hook shape, so as to securely hold onto the arm B when thrown into contact with them.

It will be seen that the arms B are securely held in the cable A which runsupon and is guided by the grooved wheels F, the wheels 0 on the outer ends of the arms B running upon the rails G, so that the said arms B are always at an equal distance from the slot d, and always stand at right angles to the cable, whereby when the forked lever H is thrown down it will take hold on both sides of the cable and the carwill be drawn along, and when it is desired to release the car, so as to cause it to come to a standstill, the lever L is released and drawn back, which will throw the forked lever out of contact with the arms B.

WVhat I claim as my invention is 1. A cable A, having arms B woven therein, the ends of said arms having Wheels 0 mounted thereon, substantially as set forth.

2. A cable A, having arms B woven therein, the ends of said arms having wheels 0 mounted thereon and running upon tracks or ways G, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cable railroad, a conduit in which are secured bearings E, carrying grooved side, and means for operating and locking wheels F and rails G, substantially as shown and described.

4. In a cable railroad, a conduit provided with bearings E, carrying grooved wheels F and rails G, in combination with a cable A, having arms 13, upon the outer ends of which are mounted rollers G, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a cable railroad, a car having a forked lever H, fulcrumed to a bracket on its under said lever from the ear, in combination with a cable having arms, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my I 5 name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses, on this 31st day of August, A. D.18S9.

IIOSEA \V. LIBBEY.

Witnesses.

CHAS. STEERE, EDWIN PLANTA. 

